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I'm generally pretty hawkish about Israel responding to its enemies -- about responding to militant Islamic theocracies and genocidal maniacs (but I repeat myself) in general, in fact. But Israel has choices, and I wonder if, in this case, the best choice might be to continue with the current effort of destroying Hamas, and t0 leave the response, or at least the visible response, to Iran for another day.
I think Iran has demonstrated its current lack of ability to seriously harm Israel. Let that message sink in, and let Iran's dependents live with the realization that Iran has invited eventual Israeli retaliation through an unprecedented yet embarrassingly ineffectual act.
The October 7th attack forced Israel's response. Accepting the continued threat of Hamas was simply unacceptable, and Israel had no choice but to respond. The Iranian attack is different. If anything, it highlights that the threat from Iran is not immediate, and that Israel can pursue a more strategic approach with Iran than with Iran's proxy in Gaza.
Israel must ultimately do what America is currently unwilling to do (thanks to Obama, America's true Worst President), which is to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Israel should remain focused on that, and not let a reaction to this most recent attack distract from that critical undertaking and further c0mplicate an already problematic situation.
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Some say the best way to hurt the Iran regime is with a color revolution. This would have the regime focus their efforts on fighting their own people. It would be a difficult task and Israel and US cannot be seen as being behind it. The next best option is probably whacking Hamas.
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Taking out more senior Iranian handlers of their proxies would be a start.
Obama's disastrous decision not to support Iranian dissidents still haunts us. Almost half the population of Iran are non-Persian ethnicities who mostly resent how they are treated. And the Persian plurality is far from unanimous in support of the mullahs. Stirring that pot instead of constantly trying to support the mullahs' tyranny is insane.
I still don't get why the Houtis don't get beaucoup ordinance in response to attacking international shipping.
We should support a rapid final push against Hamas followed by a deal for Sunni Arab states to take over the running and rebuilding of Gaza. They would happily suppress a return of Hamas and be less tolerant of aid workers being assaulted than the UN or Joe Biden.
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How's that for leadership? When Israel strikes, it will be with weapons provided by the Biden administration, and they will be destroying nuclear facilities built with the palettes of cash provided by the Obama administration.
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It is not in his Wikipedia entry but Barrack Obama should get credit for breaking Pablo Escobar's old Guinness record for most cash on palettes in a single shipment.
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If Iran is saying that this is a once-and-done retaliation, then fine, let it be done (for now). Hamas, on the other hand has not surrendered. What's more, they are close enough to walk into Israeli homes. Henry's recommendation seems reasonable to me.
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